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hen Richard Saukko galloped his chalk-white Arabian horse named Traveler around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum almost 56 years ago, it was supposed to be a one-time stunt. Instead, the brief performance before USC kicked off its season against Georgia Tech turned into one of college football’s iconic traditions. A succession of white horses named Traveler have followed — Traveler IX debuts this fall — trotting out of the tunnel as “Conquest” plays and the costumed Trojan warrior atop the horse waves a sword. But during a rally earlier this week to show solidarity in the aftermath of the violence...

Hillary Clinton tells supporters and paid attendees that she will raise taxes on the "middle class" during a campaign event in Omaha, Nebraska. She is joined by left-wing Democrat billionaire Warren Buffet.

In a rather bizarre ruling that has marine industry officials worried, Judge Robert G. James of the United States District Court, Western Division of Louisiana, has said that it is criminal trespass for the American boating public to boat, fish, or hunt on the Mississippi River and other navigable waters in the US. In the case of Normal Parm v. Sheriff Mark Shumate, James ruled that federal law grants exclusive and private control over the waters of the river, outside the main shipping channel, to riparian landowners. The shallows of the navigable waters are no longer open to the public....

TEHRAN (MNA) – The cabinet has approved a proposal to establish the Supreme National Space Council, government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh announced here on Monday. The Supreme National Space Council will be established with the aim of making peaceful use of outer space and space technology, protecting national interests, and achieving economic, cultural, and scientific development through this technology, Ramezanzadeh added. He said that the president of the Islamic Republic, the council chairman, the chairman of the Iran Space Organization (as the council’s secretary), the minister of communications and information technology, the minister of science, the defense minister, the foreign minister,...

The Arab American Institute Foundation is proud to announce that this year's recipients of the Kahlil Gibran ``Spirit of Humanity'' Awards include Amnesty International USA, Mercy Corps, MTV's ``Fight For Your Rights'' Campaign, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, and veteran journalist Helen Thomas. The awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on the evening of Wednesday, April 23 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Amnesty International USA's Deputy Executive Director Curt Goering will accept the award on behalf of the organization, which is being recognized for its leadership role in human rights advocacy. Chief Executive Officer...